by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower If the past two years have taught nonprofit leaders anything, it is that our operating environment can change quickly and sometimes unexpectedly. Elections and changes in government leadership routinely bring new priorities, policies and approaches, and the […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” — Peter Drucker I have spent a good portion of my career thinking about training others to strengthen organizational capacity in terms of people—how we recruit them, retain them, develop […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller For more than 100 years, the National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) has played an important role in representing and advancing nonprofit human service organizations by supporting good governance, sound public policy, and the […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Change before you have to.” —Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001 One of my lifelong friends, a former combat Marine, introduced me to what is referred to in military training as the OODA Loop. This is a decision-making framework developed by John […]

The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) is alerting its members, nonprofit human services providers, and sector partners about a proposed federal rule change that could significantly alter how grants are awarded, managed, modified, and terminated. Why This Matters The proposed rule would expand federal authority to terminate grants after they have been awarded, modify grant […]